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Commissioning Engineer / Site Supervisor

Job Description - Commissioning Engineer / Site Supervisor

Astute's Power Team is partnering with a leading Principal Contractor in the Energy sector to recruit a Commissioning Engineer Site Supervisor for its London site. This 6-month minimum contract role is on site and offers a competitive day rate, Outside IR35. If you're an experienced Commissioning Engineer / Site Supervisor with experience in Energy from Waste and want to join a new-build plant, submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities of the Commissioning Engineer Site Supervisor

Supporting management on site you will:

Manage and coordinate commissioning activities within your assigned system scope, ensuring design requirements, contractual obligations and project specifications are achieved.
Provide effective site supervision alongside commissioning responsibilities, coordinating contractors, subcontractors and other project stakeholders across construction, installation and commissioning activities.
Drive the close-out of outstanding works and snag items during the final stages of the project, working with contractors, commissioning, engineering and site teams to ensure actions are progressed through to completion.
Monitor site and commissioning progress, identify deviations, risks and technical issues, and coordinate with the relevant teams to drive effective and timely resolution.
Coordinate contractors and subcontractors on site, ensuring outstanding works within the assigned area are completed in line with project requirements.
Support installation testing procedures and ensure contractor punch-list items are followed through to closure.
Act as a key point of contact for customers and project stakeholders on commissioning and operational matters, as required.
Ensure commissioning, QA/QC, turnover and handover documentation is prepared and completed to support final project close-out.
Support the management of deviations, change requests and technical issues relating to scope, programme and costs.
Capture lessons learned and provide feedback to engineering and project teams to support continuous improvement.
To be considered, you must have:

Relevant Mechanical or Electrical Engineering qualification, with an engineering degree or equivalent technical qualification preferred.
Experience working as a Commissioning Engineer and/or Site Supervisor on large-scale industrial plant projects.
Experience supporting complex construction and commissioning projects, within Energy from Waste.
Experience working during the final stages of a project, including snagging, close-out, completion and handover activities.
Strong understanding of thermal plant processes, including Energy from Waste, biomass, coal or oil-fired plant environments.
Experience coordinating contractors and subcontractors on site and driving outstanding works through to completion.
Strong understanding of HSEQ requirements and experience supporting safe site execution, including RAMS.
Relevant site safety qualifications such as SMSTS, SSSTS, IOSH, NEBOSH, SCC or equivalent.

Additional Information

Competitive Day Rate
Outside IR35
6 months minimum
London

INDPOW

Astute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed
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